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First ever entry for our travel blog... We hope that we can provide some useful information for likeminded travellers, a bit of an update for our friends and family and at the very least - some light entertainment!

Touchdown in LAX - The last four days spent in L.A (our short transit stop) has been a …

Melissa my host has taken her Mum to San Francisco for the weekend. Monday is Memorial Day, so its a long weekend here. I have the apartment to myself till Monday evening. I got a better sleep last night but still not brilliant. I think the bed is a little soft coz my back doesn't really like it. I'll get used to it.

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